Fort Bragg Police arrest parolee

Fort Bragg police officers arrested a wanted parolee on May 3 after receiving several calls from citizens who spotted him. Arrested on suspicion of being a wanted parolee was Jorge Acoltzi-Sanchez Jr, 24, of Fort Bragg, according to a police press release.

Police received several telephone calls from the community reporting sightings of Acoltzi-Sanchez in the vicinity of Franklin and Bush streets. He has been wanted by the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation for over a month for various violations of the conditions of his parole. Police arrested him without incident at about 6 p.m., near the intersection of McPherson and East Fir streets, booked him at the Fort Bragg Police Department and then transported him to Mendocino County Jail, according to the report.

Chief Scott Mayberry thanked community members who called the police department and worked together to get a wanted person off the street.